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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Dhar
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2859575 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bioinformation 20091025 5
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 is highly contagious among birds, causing high mortality among domestic poultry. The viral genome is contained on eight single RNA strands of which HA encode the antigenic glycoprotein called hemagglutinin. Hemagglutinin found on the surface of the influenza viruses and is responsible for binding the virus to the cell that is being infected. Among the most prevalent RNA structures the pseudoknot motif represents an important piece of RNA architecture, as it provide ...[more]